KNITTING - another passion

Ok, some of you may be surprised as sewing has always been my biggest enjoyment.  As a young child I taught myself how to knit from a book, knit a few items then stopped.  I had too much going on at school including my "Viola"lessons.   About 7 months ago I was getting ready for yet another trip to Asia, when I stopped in at 2 Stix & A String, a yarn shop in Jersey City.  With the help of Karen, the owner, I purchased yarn, a set of knitting needles, and a simple tip book with DVD to get me started.  Karen was so kind to tell me it would be very easy to pick up knitting again.  I believed her, and 7 months later I am knitting hats, scarves, and now shawls the latest trend.

I try to visit "2 Stix" at least once a week, to sit, knit and chat with other knitters.   Oh, what a great community.
Here are some of the items I have made in the last few months.

My first hat -using a variegated merino wool yarn. I started this on the flight, and finished by the time I landed.

My 4th hat, where I took a basic silhouette and modified the stitching to create this texture in the hat.  My favorite hat.

Novelty yarn - cotton scarf knitted for my neighbor's daughter

 Tri-color wool scarf using 1) super wash worsted wool, 2) Merino/baby alpaca/silk and 3)merino combo.

Tri-color infinity scarf and my first venture into the seed stitch.

well that's it for today.  I'm sorry for the delay in post, but I was off on a short vacation.  Yes we all need that.

WHAT ABOUT THE STAIN

 When i went to pick up the ABC print which I had planned to use on the back of the baby quilt I noticed it was damp.  Well guess what?  Unfortunately, there was a mishap in the upstairs room and the water came down into the basement, so a few fabrics got wet.  Yes, the ABC print was also stained, as well as another pinwheel quilt I had been working on.

Anyway, i spoke with my friends from my quilting group in town, and I got a few suggestions.  I tried the "Shout" - Color Catcher on the ABC and the red stains were removed in a color water wash.   I used the one sheet i had previously received in the mail, and yes it worked.  I then went out to buy a pack as I never want to be without this stuff.

The quilt is coming together now.  No more mishaps.   Have not yet figured out the design of the quilting, but it will all come together when I sit down at the machine this week.

Backside of Kameron's quilt

Front side of Kameron's quilt